Handpresso auto espresso-maker: Delivers the perfect shot of coffee to a lay-by near you

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How much do you like your espresso - enough that you have to have an espresso-maker for the car? Well the Handpresso Auto might be just the gadget for you.

Designed by the same people that brought us the picnic espresso-maker, the idea here is that this one is electric - allowing you to plug the 149 Euro Handpresso Auto into your car's cigarette lighter and take a coffee break in style even if you happen to be in a layby on the A1 next to "Sam's chip shop".

"Simple and easy to use, Handpresso Auto can be placed in the cup holder," explains the maker. "Just plug the espresso machine into the 12V cigarette lighter, add water and a E.S.E. coffee pod of your choice. Then press the button, wait for the three beeps and the espresso is ready."

The magic is in the fact that the device can create 16 bars of pressure allowing you to make that perfect coffee.